No, I mean being physically similar to the previous generation save for the key on one of the corners.

http://photovoltaik.bandcamp.com/ Ujn Hunter

Well it’s meant so that you can’t stick it in older models.

TTTT

this reminds me of how they used to region lock their N64 games by making the shape of the cartridge different.

epy

I guess they also went with this design to prevent flashcarts? Not like they won’t find away around it sooner or later. Then again there’s the PS3…

BrotherCavil

PS3′s been hacked. It’s just far too much of a hassle for anyone but the pros among the pros to try anything with it.

Chow

I’d say it’s designed as to not allow 3DS cards to be placed in NDS systems, but to also allow NDS cards to fit in 3DS systems.

BrotherCavil

The case appears to be roughly as thick as a current-gen Blu-Ray case. Slimmer than DVD, but thicker than a slim-DVD case.

RAVENKam

I hope the European case isn’t some bloated mutation of what’s seen here, as is the case with current DS packaging. Perhaps Nintendo feels we Europeans have larger shelf spaces?

http://twitter.com/kijof_san Moisés Musashi

Any comment on the cards capacity?

Ren

Up to 2GB at launch, since it’s nintendo, expected to go up as needed as games start needing more space. Info from *e3.nintendo.com*.

Chow

*Somebody* needs to say it:
…what’s with that strip of plastic in two of the screens? I thought it was the game card at first glance, before I realized that the actual game card wasn’t an NDS card.
Is it just a label prop, like you’d find in an office?

Chow

Thinner cases? Does that mean they’re trying to go more green, with in-game manuals a la Ubisoft (was it Ubisoft?), and a very slight dip in case materials?

http://www.ebookReader-Ben.com/blog E-Reader Ben Lee

Great first look!

It makes sense the new cartridge would be mostly the same and different enough to not confuse it with the original DS cartridge.